Box-lid support



(No Model.)

VAN RBNSBLLAER AOVE GH'; BOX LID SUPPORT.

No. 498,401; 4 Patented May 30,1895.

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BOX-LID SU PPO RT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,401, dated May 30,1893.

7 Application filed August 13, 1892. Serial No. 443,055. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VAN RENSELLAER MAO- VEAGH, of St. Paul, Ramseycounty, Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBox-Lid Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices adapted to be attached to the hingedlids of boxes; its object being to provide adjustable means forsupporting the lid in various open positions as may be desired for theconvenient displaying of the contents of the box, and also to serve asmeans for indicating the character, quality, and price thereof.

My invention is especially designed for use on cigar boxes.

To this end my invention consists in pro viding a sheet metal claspadapted to be slipped upon and engage the end of the box lid close tothe hinged edge, on the face of the inner member of which is inscribedor stamped any desireddesignating mark or price. To the rear or outermember of the clasp is pivotally secured a button, having preferablyfour points or members, made also of sheet metal, the loweroneprojecting below the lower edge of the clasp. The points or ends of thebutton are bent outwardly at different angles as may be desired, so thatthe lid may be open at any desired angle by adjusting the button in suchposition that the end which is bent to the required angle, shall projectbelow and bear against the side of the box. The box and its contents maythen be lifted by the lid,

the button serving as a stop, and supporting the weight of the box andits contents.

My invention further consists in the specific construction andcombination hereinafter described and claimed. 7

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figurel is an isometrical projection of a cigar box, shown with my improveddevice attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the clasp. Fig.3 is a plan view of the button. Fig. 4 is a central cross section of thesame on line 00-90 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a central cross section ofthe same on line y-y of Fig. 3.

In the drawings A represents the box pro- Vided with the hinged lid 2,and B the sheet close to its hinged edge. ing upon the inside of the boxlid, and therefore in full view when the lid is opened, is inscribedWith a designating mark or price, as indicated in Fig. 2. To the rearmember etis pivotally secured a button 0, which is made of sheet metalheavier than that of the clasp, and provided with a plurality of pointsor ends 5, 6, 7 and 8, outturned at different angles with the body ofthe button. The button is pivoted near the edge of the clasp so that thedepending point projects below the clasp and is brought in contact withthe side of the box when the lid is open. By turning the button to bringdifferent pointsinto contact with the box, the device is adjusted tohold the lid at as many diiferent angles.

I claim 1. The combination of the clasp adapted to be placed upon ahinged box lid, and a stop secured to said clasp, so arranged as to bearagainst the side of the box when the clasp is in place and support thelid in adjusted positions, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the hinged box lid, of the clasp fitted thereto,and an adj ustable stop carried by said clasp, and engaging the side ofthe box, substantially as described.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a sheet metal clasp comprisingtwo flat par- The member 3 bear-- allel members, and a button, providedwith a plurality of points outturned at different angles, pivoted to onemember, substantially as described.

4.. The combination of the clasp engaging the box lid, and the buttonpivoted thereto, and projecting below the same so as to engage the sideof the box and support the lid in open position, substantially asdescribed.

5. As an improved article of manufacture, the sheet metal clasp having abutton pivoted on one member thereof, provided with a plurality ofpoints or ends out-turned at different angles, and of such length as toproject beyond the clasp, substantially as described.

6. The combination of the sheet metal clasp, one member of which isstamped or imprinted with a designating mark, and the button having aplurality of points or ends out-turned at different angles pivoted uponthe other metal clasp fitted upon the end of the box member,substantially as described.

7. The combination with the box having a hinged lid, of the sheet metalclasp engaging the end of said lid near its hinged edge, one member ofsaid clasp being inscribed with a designating mark, and the buttonpivoted at or near the lower edge of the other member a of said clasphaving its points ontturned at different angles and projecting beyondthe clasp, substantially as described.

8. As an improved article of manufacture, the clasp B having the member2 carrying a designating mark, and having a button 0 pivoted to theother member and provided with out-turned points, at different anglestherewith.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of July,1892.

VAN RENSELLAER MACVEAGH.

In presence of- M. O. WRIGHT, JOHN J. EIHKER.

